Obrimah Blog, founded in 2014 by 'Tunde Obrimah, believes that the time has come for Nigeria to embrace the challenge of progress and development in a substantial, concrete sense.

We bring a huge commitment to offer our country the type of media that will advocate for the people and nudge our nation on the path of development and social reengineering. This is a place to learn, no age limit, no discipline limit, no gender limit, no tribal limit, and no religious limit. Welcome.

Take time to play (don’t take things too seriously, have a sense of humor)

Don’t sweat the small stuff

Get enough sleep

Avoid self-medication or escape

Set realistic goals for yourself

Avoid extreme reactions

Change the way you see things, selectively change the way you react

Develop a thick skin

Do something for others

Don’t overwhelm yourself, change your job or profession

Attitude is Everything

Be confident, be positive, be punctual, be patient (some things just take time to do), Believe in yourself (you are unique in this world, and so are your talents, set goals for yourself: then work hard to achieve them, get fun out of life: don’t take issues too seriously, Have faith in God

Stress quotes:

The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it.” – Sydney J. Harris

“Much of the stress that people feel doesn’t come from having too much to do. It comes from not finishing what they’ve started.” – David Allen

“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.” – Lee Iacocca

“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.” – Bruce Lee

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”– William James

“Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.” – Ziggy Marley

“Stress is caused by being ‘here’ but wanting to be ‘there.’ – Eckhart Tolle

“It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.” – Hans Selye

“If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you’ll die a lot of times.” – Dean Smith

“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.” – George Burns

“One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one’s work is terribly important.” – Bertrand Russell

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened.”– Winston Churchill

“Rule number one is, don’t sweat the small stuff. Rule number two is, it’s all small stuff.”– Robert Eliot

You work in Victoria Island in Lagos and you live in Okokomaiko or Ikorodu. Using a stress test score what percentage do you think traffic contributes to your total stress level? Will the score be the same for a commuter and someone who is chauffeur driven?